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OSHA Drops Citations Against North Charleston

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 23, 2012 at 4:04 pm
WCIV ABC News 4 NORTH CHARLESTON -- Citations issued against the City of North Charleston following a 2010 blaze that sent three firefighters to the hospital have been dropped, sources say.  The fire happened on Purity Drive on July 7, 2010.&n… Read More »

Fire Investigative Team Works to Identify Fire Causes

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 23, 2012 at 4:01 pm
WCIV ABC News 4 CHARLESTON -- Sounds of crackling could be heard as smoke traveled through a slit in the door. A Charleston firefighter opened the door, and it was all orange from the flames.  Firefighters carried a hose and put out the fires … Read More »

State FF’s Launch “Faces of Fire” Campaign

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 23, 2012 at 3:58 pm
West Ashley Patch IRMO -- Firefighters from around the state gathered in Irmo to kick off a campaign aimed at educating the public on the life-saving benefits of fire sprinkler systems for homes in all national model codes.  (more...) Read More »

Ceiling Collapse Traps Six Firefighters

By in Firegeezer at May 23, 2012 at 9:10 am
A 3-ALARM FIRE IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, that destroyed an apartment house caused six firefighters to be temporarily trapped on the upper floor when a "flashover explosion" in the attic blew the ceiling down on them. Read More »

VES with Ladder Bail

By in A Firefighters Own Worst Enemy at May 22, 2012 at 10:21 pm
This is a video of a drill we do. It starts as a VES drill with the firefighter ascending the ladder and then clearing a window. The space is smoked up and the fierfighter enters, starting his search for the door. While he’s searching we throw a rug … Read More »

Rescuers Save Niagara Jumper

By in Firegeezer at May 22, 2012 at 11:35 am
2-Hour Rescue of Rare Survivior of Niagara Falls Plunge Read More »

2 Dead as Race Car Drives Into Spectators

By in Firegeezer at May 20, 2012 at 11:47 am
A RALLY CAR PARTICIPATING IN A ROAD RACE in Southern France near Toulon left the course and struck several spectators killing two of them on Saturday. Read More »

Community Remembers Cleveland School Fire of 1923

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 18, 2012 at 3:32 pm
WLTX CAMDEN --  Law enforcement and families remembered the 77 lives lost in the Cleveland School Fire of 1923. "It's a significant historical event, one that should never be forgotten," said William Major.  Firefighters and fami… Read More »

What Do You Do When the Wreck is So Bad That You Can’t Extricate the Victims?

By in Firegeezer at May 18, 2012 at 10:25 am
The car smashed at speed into a stone highway bridge that carries another roadway over the path. Read More »

Restaurant Destroyed by Blaze Re-Opens for Business

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 17, 2012 at 5:30 pm
SCNow.com MURRELLS INLET -- A south Strand restaurant that burned to the ground re-opened Wednesday. The owners of the Dead Dog Saloon rebuilt and welcomed back its loyal customers for a private party. The fire destroyed the building the … Read More »

Blaze Destroys Large Home and Injures Two FFs

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 17, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Post and Courier KIAWAH ISLAND -- Fire destroyed a large, multimillion-dollar house and injured two firefighters on Kiawah Island early this morning, and investigators are looking to see if lightning caused the inferno.  The blaze was reported… Read More »

FFs Save Home and Pet

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 17, 2012 at 5:23 pm
The State LUGOFF -- An unattended stove caused a Wednesday house fire in Lugoff that injured no one, but required the rescue of a pet Guinea pig.  Lugoff Fire Department firefighters were called to the house on East Ridge Road around 3 p.m. an… Read More »

Two Men Escape Burning Truck

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 17, 2012 at 5:19 pm
[caption id="attachment_6051" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo By: David Rogers"][/caption] IndependentMail.com WILLIAMSTON -- An Anderson County man and his passenger escaped serious injury Wednesday after his pickup caught fire and burned… Read More »

Tree Destroys Mobile Home During Storm

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 16, 2012 at 6:04 pm
WIS-TV DARLINGTON -- A singlewide mobile home has been damaged by a tree uprooted during the storms moving through Monday afternoon.  Darlington County Fire Chief David Williamson tells WMBF News that a singlewide mobile home on Wire Road wa… Read More »

Fire Destroys Historic Building

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 16, 2012 at 5:59 pm
WSPA  WESTMINSTER -- Twenty firefighters attempted to save a historic Oconee County building Tuesday afternoon, but were uanble to do so.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charles King said that firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire… Read More »

Emergency Crews Test Response Plan

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 16, 2012 at 5:54 pm
WCIV News 4 CHARLESTON -- It's a scene that no one wants to see, but first responders must prepare for a mass casualty incident in the event that it occurs. On Tuesday morning, Dorchester, Berkeley and Charleston counties all participated … Read More »

FF’s Injured in Saturday’s Water Tanker Crash

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 16, 2012 at 5:48 pm
WSFX CONWAY -- Two people were injured in a crash involving a water tanker from Flair Bluff on Saturday. The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported that an accident on Highway 501 southbound at Gardner Lacy Road occurred at 5:59 … Read More »

Two Virginia Departments Victimized By Insider Theft

By in Fire Law at May 16, 2012 at 11:49 am
Two volunteer fire departments from Virginia are in the news today, both victims of insider theft by high ranking officials. In Louisa County, fire chief Mark McGheen of the Trevilans Volunteer Fire Department stands accused of embezzling thousands of do… Read More »

Raw video & pictures: Man rescued from balcony at rooming house in Ottawa.

By in STATter911.com at May 15, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Bed & breakfast. Fire & Rescue. Read More »

FFs Respond to Daycare Blaze

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 14, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Myrtle Beach Online MYRTLE BEACH -- Myrtle Beach fire investigators are searching for the cause of an early morning blaze at Pat-A-Cake Day Care and Learning Center, according to authorities.  Fire crews were called at 6:36 a.m. Monday to 902 … Read More »

6 Rescued From Burning Apartment in Illinois

By in Firegeezer at May 14, 2012 at 10:16 am
Firefighters arrived just as the people were about to jump from the 3rd floor. Read More »

Charleston FD Has First Female Fire Chief

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 13, 2012 at 12:55 pm
WCIV TV CHARLESTON -- Friday marked history in Charleston as Mayor Joseph P. Riley announced his selection of fire chief for the City of Charleston Fire Department.  The new chief selected to fill the boots left by Thomas Carr is a first for… Read More »

One Arrested in Forest Fire

By in South Carolina on Fire at May 13, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Myrtle Beach Online HORRY COUNTY -- One man has been cited with allowing a debris fire to get out of control and spread, causing the 200-acre burn in Carolina Forest.  The fire is, at this time, contained, said South Carolina Forestry Commissi… Read More »

Hazing Leads to Arrest of Three Firefighters in Vermont

By in Fire Law at May 12, 2012 at 11:02 am
It is an occurrence that has become all too familiar: a group of young firefighters set out with the intention of hazing a younger member, but in the end the hazers end up arrested. The latest occurrence was in Vermont involving members of the Hyde Pa… Read More »

Harry M. Archer Medal
Courage and Valor…Understated, Revisited

By in Backstep Firefighter at May 9, 2012 at 9:05 am
Special Order No. 180, which was dated October 4, 1920, reads as follows: “A medal, to be known as the ‘Harry M. Archer Medal’ has been donated... Read More »

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